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Cranial Radio
May 14, 2005
Today we're listening to Nelly McKay, Sonny Rollins, the Thieves, and the Who.
Nellie McKay: this from her disc Get Away from Me. I bought this awhile ago, in the middle of the semester when I had no time to listen to new music at all. Now, it seems very refreshing. She has a mix of styles--some cabaret-style songs ("David"), a little hip-hop/rap send-up ("Sari", even a torch-y kind of song ("Manhattan Avenue"). I'll be showcasing "The Dog Song":
"My life was lonely and blue/ I was sad as a sailor/ i was an angry one too/ then there was/ you appeared/ when i was entangledwith youth and fear/ and nerves jingle-jangled/ vermouth and beer/ were getting me mangled up / but then i looked in your eyes/ and i was no more a failure/ you looked so wacky and wise / and i said lord i'm happy 'cause// (chorus) i'm justa walkin' my dog/ singing my song/ . . ."
You can hear some of Ms. McKay's music here.
Sonny Rollins: from his disc East Broadway Rundown. This recording has a mere three cuts, but all sublime. We'll be hearing all of them.
The Thieves: Since this is an imaginary radio station, it shouldn't matter that I don't actually own this disc yet. I'm thinking of reorganizing my CDs to fall into categories of purchase,* rather than alphabetically by artist. This CD which I will own will fall into the category of "CDs I bought because I heard some feature about them on NPR." (others in this category: Lucy Kaplansky, The Red Thread; Heather Duby, Post to Wire .) Ken Tucker reviewed this disc today on Fresh Air. The lead singer, Nic Armstrong, sounded quite a bit like a young Mick Jagger.
You can hear the review, as well as hear songs, here.
[*In case anyone's wondering, other categories of CDs include
- CDs I bought just for one song (so I could make mix tapes, for instance)
- CDs I bought because I heard the artist at some random place (the farmer's market, a University concert, etc.)
- CDs I bought because they were on the "Best of the Year" list in some publication I subscribe to)]
The Who: we'll be listening to Who's Next today. It contains the fantastic "Won't Get Fooled Again," with its classic line, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." Also contains the cover of "Baby Don't You Do It," which I had previously believed was a song that belonged to The Band, but my liner notes (it's a reissue) say that it's a Marvin Gaye classic. Huh. In any case, great song, and great version.